They are the ones who deserve our praise and admiration, because this generation has character, they have determination, and purpose.

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Altair was the best-looking character of the new generation of consoles.

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The only character in the second generation to rival the actress's flamboyance was her son, who became celebrated himself as Edward Gordon Craig, a theatrical visionary who achieved little but talked well enough to be awarded the Companion of Honour by the queen in 1958, when he was 86.

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And, as Kim explained, the company did not want to fill it with yet another powdered drink mix, especially given the unique character of the target audience, a generation accustomed to personalizing and transporting everything possible.

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The borg is a character in the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation, an alien life form that is part human and part machine.

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And the changing of the agenda, particularly the emergence of a new generation of Evangelicals really will change the whole character of the conversation this year.

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In other words, these channels laid a solid foundation of original, character-driven programming, which can now spawn second and third generation hits.

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Ultimately, the only way out of this looming crisis lies with the boomer gentry doing something totally out of character: getting past their self-interest and self-love for the good of the next generation.

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"My mother used to tell me stories about Mulan when I was a little girl and its just one of those stories thats been passed on down from generation to generation for thousands of years, " says Ming-Na Wen, who brings to life the character Mulan.

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